Galatasaray ranks 2nd in Champions League play-off team values
Galatasaray pre-match photo, Konya, Türkiye, August 17, 2024. (AA Photo)
Galatasaray will face Young Boys in the first match of the Champions League play-off round Wednesday.
The market values of the teams in this round have been announced, and Turkish representative Galatasaray is in 2nd place.
The team with the highest squad value in the play-off round is Lille, who eliminated Fenerbahce. The French team has a squad value of around €241 million.
Galatasaray is in second place with a squad worth €210 million. Austrian team Salzburg is in 3rd place, and Lille’s opponent Slavia Prague is in 4th place.
Among the 14 teams in this round, Azerbaijan’s Qarabag is in last place with a squad value of €18 million. Galatasaray’s opponents, Young Boys, are 9th with a market value of €64.3 million.
| # | Team | Market Value (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 241 million |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 210.5 million |
| 3 | Salzburg | 177.7 million |
| 4 | Slavia Prague | 86.5 million |
| 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 76.7 million |
| 6 | Sparta Prague | 74.9 million |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb | 72.8 million |
| 8 | Red Star Belgrade (Kızılyıldız) | 70.6 million |
| 9 | Young Boys | 64.3 million |
| 10 | Midtjylland | 58.7 million |
| 11 | Malmö | 41.5 million |
| 12 | Bodo/Glimt | 37.6 million |
| 13 | Slovan Bratislava | 20.6 million |
| 14 | Qarabağ | 18 million |
Galatasaray’s most valuable player is 24-year-old Baris Alper Yilmaz, with a market value of €20 million. Yilmaz has scored 1 goal in 3 official matches this season.
Switzerland’s Young Boys’ most valuable player is 27-year-old Congolese striker Meschack Elia with €7.5 million market value. Although Elia has not scored in 6 official matches this season, he has managed to provide 1 assist.
